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Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 360 items) |
Abstract | The Partrick Family Papers consist chiefly of correspondence of Theodore Partrick Jr. (1889-1935), Watson Kasey Partrick (d. 1961), and Theodore Hall Partrick (1923-2005). Letters document courtship and marriage; family life; and Episcopal Church work and teaching in North Carolina, Haiti, and Mexico; educational pursuits; the American Field Service in Europe at the end of World War II; conditions in Haiti and Mexico during the mid 1950s and early 1960s; and illness and death in the family. Also included are some of Theodore Hall Partrick's writings on Christianity. |
Creator | Partrick family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, May 2016
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, May 2016
Revisions by: Nancy Kaiser, August 2017
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The Partrick family of Scotland Neck, Clinton, and Raleigh, N.C., are direct descendents of the Howerton family of Halifax County, Va. Theodore Partrick Jr. (1889-1935) was a well-respected Episcopal minister, serving as rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh, N.C., at the time of his death from complications of influenza in 1935. He also served as a chaplain and captain of the 120th Infantry in the North Carolina National Guard. Before becoming a minister, he graduated from the University of North Carolina and worked as a newspaperman in Clinton, N.C. In 1918 he married Watson Kasey (1890-1961) of Halifax County, Va. Watson Kasey had graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in math and was head of the math department at Salem College before marrying. She returned to teaching after the death of her husband.
The Partrick family included two children, Louise Howerton Partrick (1921-2005) and Theodore Hall Partrick III (1923-2005) ("Hall"). Louise Howerton Partrick married Francis Newton and with him had three children. Hall Partrick graduated from Virginia Episcopal School, then the University of North Carolina with a degree in math. He taught math for two years, then joined the American Field Service for the last few months of World War II. In 1949 he graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary and was ordained an Episcopal minister like his father. In between leading Episcopal theological seminaries in Haiti and Mexico he earned an M.A. and a Ph.D from the University of Chicago. He married Charlotte Thomas and with her had four children.
Back to TopThe Partrick Family Papers consist chiefly of correspondence of Theodore Partrick Jr. (1889-1935), Watson Kasey Partrick (d. 1961), and Theodore Hall Partrick III (1923-2005). Correspondence, 1905-1935, of Theodore Partrick Jr. and Watson Kasey Partrick documents their courtship and marriage, Episcopal Church work, and family life in North Carolina. There are also numerous sympathy letters concerning young Theodore Hall Partrick's serious illness in 1927 and condolence letters after Theodore Hall Partrick Jr.'s unexpected death from complications of influenza in 1935. Letters, 1932-1961, are chiefly from Theodore Hall Partrick ("Hall") to his mother, discussing school and educational pursuits; his time in Europe with the American Field Service at the end of World War II; his decision to attend seminary; family life, seminary work, and conditions in Haiti from 1953 to 1959 and in Mexico in 1961; and his research. There are also numerous sympathy letters to Watson Kasey Partrick during her illness in 1961, and condolence letters to her daughter, Louise Howerton Partrick Newton, upon her death later that year. The 2017 addition consists of letters, 1949-1962, from Charlotte Thomas Partrick to her mother-in-law, Watson Kasey Partrick, concerning family life and occasionally U.S. politics and conditions in Haiti. Other Papers include writings on Christianity by Theodore Hall Partrick for both his M.A. and his Ph.D.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Correspondence of Theodore Partrick Jr. and Watson Kasey Partrick, 1905-1935, document their courtship and marriage, Episcopal Church work, and family life. Most letters, especially after their marriage in 1918, are from Theodore Partrick Jr. He wrote from Clinton, N.C., Virginia Theological Seminary, Scotland Neck, N.C., and various other locations while traveling on Episcopal Church business. There are also numerous sympathy letters concerning young Theodore Hall Partrick's serious illness in 1927 and condolence letters after Theodore Hall Partrick Jr.'s unexpected death from complications of influenza in 1935.
Letters, 1932-1961, are chiefly from Theodore Hall Partrick ("Hall") to his mother, Watson Kasey Partrick, discussing school and educational pursuits; his time in Europe with the American Field Service at the end of World War II; his decision to attend seminary; family, seminary work, and conditions in Haiti from 1953 to 1959 and in Mexico in 1961; and his research. There are also numerous sympathy letters to Watson Kasey Partrick during her illness in 1961, and condolence letters to her daughter, Louise Howerton Partrick Newton, upon her death later that year.
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1905-1914Courtship letters exchanged while Theodore "Pat" Partrick was in Clinton, N.C., and at Virginia Theological Seminary. Watson Kasey Partrick wrote from "home," possibly in Halifax, Va., and from Salem, N.C. Some letters are incomplete. |
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Folder 2-4 Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
1915-1916 |
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Folder 5-7 Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7 |
1917 |
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Folder 8-11 Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
1917-1918 |
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Folder 12-13 Folder 12Folder 13 |
1918-1919 |
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Folder 14-17 Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17 |
1915-1918: Fragments |
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Folder 18 |
1919 |
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Folder 19 |
1920 |
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Folder 20 |
1921-1924 |
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Folder 21 |
1925 |
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Folder 22 |
1926 |
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Folder 23 |
1927 |
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Folder 24-32 Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32 |
Sympathy letters to Watson Kasey Partick, July-October 1927Letters conveying sympathy for and inquiring about health of her son, Theodore Hall Partrick, who had developed a serious illness. |
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Folder 33 |
1928 |
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Folder 34 |
1929 |
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Folder 35 |
1920s |
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Folder 36 |
1930 |
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Folder 37 |
1932 |
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Folder 38 |
1933 |
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Folder 39-40 Folder 39Folder 40 |
1934: July-August |
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Folder 41 |
1935 |
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Folder 42 |
1930-1935: undated |
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Folder 43-47 Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47 |
Condolence letters to Watson Kasey Partrick, February-March 1935 |
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Folder 48 |
Clippings, 1935Obituaries and articles about Theodore Partrick. |
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Folder 49 |
Circa 1930-1953Letters to maternal aunt from childhood to adulthood. |
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Folder 50 |
1934-1937 |
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Folder 51 |
1938 |
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Folder 52 |
1939-1940 |
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Folder 53 |
1944 |
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Folder 54-56 Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56 |
1945 |
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Folder 57 |
1946-1947 |
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Folder 58 |
1948 |
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Folder 59 |
1949 |
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Folder 60 |
1950-January 1953 |
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Folder 61 |
1953: August-December |
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Folder 62-64 Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64 |
1954 |
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Folder 65-67 Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67 |
1955 |
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Folder 68-69 Folder 68Folder 69 |
1956Includes clippings about Watson Kasey Partrick's retirement. |
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Folder 70-71 Folder 70Folder 71 |
1957 |
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Folder 72 |
1958Includes one letter from a friend at Holy Trinity School in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. |
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Folder 73 |
1959: January-May |
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Folder 74 |
October 1959-January 1961At the University of Chicago. |
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Folder 75 |
1961: February-August |
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Folder 76-78 Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78 |
Sympathy letters to Watson Kasey Partrick, June-October 1961Letters from friends regarding the news of Watson Kasey Partrick 's illness. |
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Folder 79 |
Letters from Theodore Hall Partrick to Louise Howerton Partrick Newton, 1961 |
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Folder 80-81 Folder 80Folder 81 |
Sympathy letters to Louise Partrick Newton, August-September 1961 |
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Folder 82-85 Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85 |
Condolence letters to Louise Partrick Newton, November 1961Includes obituaries. |
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Folder 86 |
Letters to Louise Howerton Partrick Newton, 1962-1963 |
Addition of July 2017 (Acc. 103124).
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly letters from Charlotte Thomas Partrick to her mother-in-law, Watson Kasey Patrick, written from Albemarle, N.C.; Port au Prince, Haiti; Chicago, Ill.; and Mexico City, Mexico. There are a few letters from Hall Partrick to his mother. Letters discuss daily life of the family, Hall Partrick's seminary work, and occasionally U.S. politics and conditions in Haiti.
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Folder 96 |
1949-1952 |
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Folder 97 |
1953-1955 |
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Folder 98 |
1956-1958Some letters reference the 1956 U.S. presidential election and conditions in Haiti. |
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Folder 99 |
1959-1962 |
Arrangement: chronological.
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Folder 87 |
"An Illustration of Developing Mariology," undated |
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Folder 88 |
"Origen's Spiritual Exegesis," undated |
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Folder 89 |
"Toward an Appreciation of Origen's Exegesis," 1958 |
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Folder 90 |
Correspondence, 1969-1970 |
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Folder 91 |
Dissertation, 1969 |
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Folder 92 |
"Knowing the Holy Spirit," 1975 |
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Folder 93 |
"The Rise of Christianity," 1983 |
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Folder 94 |
"The Rise of Christianity," 1983 |
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Folder 95 |
"The Rise of Christianity," 1983 |